I learned this weekend what people who prefer traditional worship over contemporary and post-modern worship feel like. And it was tennis that taught me that lesson. Yesterday featured what many experts are calling one of the greatest, if not the greatest, tennis match of all time: Novak Djokovic’s epic 5 hour, 53 minute victory over Read the full article…
It seems as if everybody knows the story of Adam, Eve, and the Garden. But few people have actually read it. Which is why I love teaching it to a group of people. Such was the case last night in our First Step class for people considering church membership. We realized that the heart of Read the full article…
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about a presentation our staff heard from Asbury Seminary professor Ben Witherington. And then the day after that presentation, Witherington’s 32-year-old daughter died of a pulmonary embolism. Dr. Witherington has had a couple of poignantly provocative posts regarding personal grief, healthy theology, and biblical interpretation. You can read Read the full article…
Joe Paterno’s death this past Sunday got me thinking about coaches and coaching (which is probably better than a lot of the other things you could think about JoePa, Penn State, and football culture over the last couple of months). In my time as a tennis player, I had coaches — some of whom were Read the full article…
I have recently posted on my fondness for Paul Simon’s music. So my eyebrows got raised when I saw this in Saturday’s Charlotte Observer: Paul Simon’s meandering spiritual journeyBy Kim LawtonReligion & Ethics NewsWeeklyBy Kim Lawton Posted: Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 Paul Simon’s new album, “So Beautiful or So What,” is winning attention from evangelical Read the full article…
